Perez v. Fenoglio’s Empirical Analysis
792 F.3d 768 · 2015
Citation profile
26 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1915 · 28 U.S.C. § 1915A · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Ashcroft v. Iqbal · Estelle v. Gamble · Farmer v. Brennan · Jones v. Bock · Pruitt v. Mote
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 74 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[w]here an inmate alleges an objectively serious medical condition, it may be better to appoint counsel-so that he or she can investigate and flesh out any claim that may exist-than to dismiss a potentially meritorious claim”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Walker v. Price · Mapes v. State“Taking depositions, conducting witness examinations, applying the rules of evidence, and making opening statements are beyond the ability of most pro se litigants to successfully carry out.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. James v. Eli · Walker v. Price“[d]istrict courts abuse their discretion where they fail to consider the complexities of advanced-stage litigation activities and whether a litigant is capable of handling them.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. James v. Eli · Walker v. Price
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.